Though the title has been translated variously as "The Brave Tin Soldier" and "The Courageous Tin Soldier", the story is generally known in the English speaking world as "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". The tale has been adapted in various media including ballet and [[Disney/{{Fantasia}} animated film]].

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Though the title has been translated variously as "The Brave Tin Soldier" and "The Courageous Tin Soldier", the story is generally known in the English speaking world as "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". Interestingly, in some languages, such as French, he's not a "Tin" Soldier but a ''lead'' one. The tale has been adapted in various media including ballet and [[Disney/{{Fantasia}} animated film]].

* LivingToys* NamelessNarrative* RealitySubtext: A lot of autobiographical subtext has been suggested for this fairy tale, as Andersen never married and his every attempt at finding romantic love ended in a debacle.* ScaryJackInTheBox

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* %%* LivingToys* %%* NamelessNarrative* RealitySubtext: A lot of autobiographical subtext has been suggested for this fairy tale, as Andersen never married and his every attempt at finding romantic love ended in a debacle.* %%* ScaryJackInTheBox

Though the title has been translated variously as "The Brave Tin Soldier" and "The Courageous Tin Soldier", the story is generally known in the English speaking world as "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". The tale has been adapted in various media including ballet and [[{{Fantasia}} animated film]].

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Though the title has been translated variously as "The Brave Tin Soldier" and "The Courageous Tin Soldier", the story is generally known in the English speaking world as "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". The tale has been adapted in various media including ballet and [[{{Fantasia}} [[Disney/{{Fantasia}} animated film]].

* DiabolusExMachina* {{Disneyfication}}: The ''Disney/{{Fantasia 2000}}'' segment based on the story had an [[ScaryJackInTheBox antagonistic jack-in-the-box]] [[DeathByAdaptation burn]] in the place of [[SparedByTheAdaptation our hero and his squeeze]] (though this was only because of the SoundtrackDissonance they'd have if they kept the original ending).

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* DiabolusExMachinaDiabolusExMachina: See KidsAreCruel below. * {{Disneyfication}}: The ''Disney/{{Fantasia 2000}}'' segment based on the this story had an [[ScaryJackInTheBox antagonistic jack-in-the-box]] [[DeathByAdaptation burn]] in the place of [[SparedByTheAdaptation our hero and his squeeze]] (though this squeeze]]. This change was only because of due to the SoundtrackDissonance they'd that would have resulted if they kept the original ending).ending, which did make it as far as the storyboarding stage and appears as one of the many bonus features in the ''Fantasia Legacy'' DVD box set.

* RealitySubtext: A lot of autobiographic subtext has been suggested for this fairy tale (Andersen never married and his every attempt at finding romantic love ended in a debacle).

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* RealitySubtext: A lot of autobiographic autobiographical subtext has been suggested for this fairy tale (Andersen tale, as Andersen never married and his every attempt at finding romantic love ended in a debacle).debacle.

* TogetherInDeathTogetherInDeath: And all that remains of the lovers the morning after their demise is her sequin star (turned black in the fire) and a heart-shaped lump of tin. The ''Enchanted Musical Playhouse'' adaptation from TheEighties goes further with this, not only including a version of this detail but also showing the lovers' spirits emerging from the fire, waltzing with each other and drifting out of the playroom window.----

Though the title has been translated variously as "The Brave Tin Soldier" and "The Courageous Tin Soldier", the story is generally known in the English speaking world as "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". The tale has been adapted in various media including ballet and animated film.

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Though the title has been translated variously as "The Brave Tin Soldier" and "The Courageous Tin Soldier", the story is generally known in the English speaking world as "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". The tale has been adapted in various media including ballet and [[{{Fantasia}} animated film.film]].

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